American Songwriter

Neil Diamond’s Last Top 40 Hit Found Him Cranking Up the Energy Like the Early Days

Neil Diamond had settled into a ballad-heavy mode in the 80s. But his last Top 40 hit cranked up the juice once more.

How Neil Diamond, a bag of weed and a twice-rejected song turned a pair of struggling young guitarists into global stars

As the Bellamy Brothers reveal, they were hurting for a hit when they befriended Diamond’s band. The rest is history ...
AOL

Neil Diamond's 10 best songs to go along with 'Song Sung Blue' movie

Before he was the guy leading stadiums full of fans through the chorus of "Sweet Caroline," Neil Diamond was a kid in Brooklyn writing song lyrics while bored in class. Diamond's expansive songwriting ...
Capital Public Radio

Neil Diamond shares his guilty pleasure hits (Hint: 'Sweet Caroline' is on the list)

DAVIES: As a lot of Neil Diamond's contemporaries fell off the charts, he moved from teen pop to adult pop. He recorded a duet with Barbra Streisand, had hits from his remake of "The Jazz Singer," and ...
Observer-Reporter

Neil Diamond’s life story is told in “A Beautiful Noise,” with plenty of hits along the way

When you’re on vacation and hear a busker belting out “Sweet Caroline,” with a child no older than 8 singing along, you realize Neil Diamond’s music truly spans generations. But who really is the man ...